Author: Steve B
Date: 13:25:35 06/03/05
Collecting the old computers can be a daunting task IF one wants a complete package in addition to the pieces the original manual are both musts however the Original box can sometimes be impossible to find the Genuine collector however cannot allow a computer to sit naked and without shelter from the harsh elements an entire cottage industry has developed to provide the collector alternatives to the "missing box" dilemma often collector's will pay private individuals to make wooden carry cases and leather carry cases to meet this need sometimes these cases could be even more expensive then the computers themselves indeed if you follow some of the auctions on Ebay you will oft times see a run of the mill computer going for alot of money because it is also being sold with a nice Mephisto or Fidelity leather carry case sometimes the companies releasing the computers even provided carry cases as an option some times the computer was only released in a carry case a well known example of this is the Fidelity Designer Mach 4 which was not released in a box but in a Leather Carry case only(the case was made in Germany) one of the rarest examples of the carry case "option" is this leather Case sold by AVE(and with its insignia)for the Grandmaster Series ARB board the ARB computer was the very first full sized Tournament Auto-Sensory board ever released and as such it is a highly valued computer for historical reasons the leather for the case was a reddish brown,and soft like butter even after 20 years the leather is magnificent to touch the ARB Dedicated Chess Computer: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cpaa2@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=3353&.dnm=6218.jpg&.src=ph The AVE leather Carry case..(note the pouch for the pieces and Power Supply) http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cpaa2@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=3353&.dnm=fa0c.jpg&.src=ph Best Steve
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